On the use of pressure-loaded blister tests to characterize the strength and durability of proton exchange membranes

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 0310141-0310148

  Dillard, David A ^a   Li, Yongqiang ^a,b   Grohs, Jacob R ^a   Case, Scott W ^a   Ellis, Michael W ^a   Lai, Yeh Hung ^b   Budinski, Michael K ^b   Gittleman, Craig S ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial strength; Biaxial testing; Gore ; Ion Power ; N111 IPe; Nafion ; NRE 211; Pressurized blister test; Proton exchange membrane; Ramp to burst; Select ; Series 57; Time dependence; Viscoelastic behavior

Indexed keywords

BIAXIAL STRENGTH; BIAXIAL TESTING; PRESSURIZED BLISTER TEST; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; TIME DEPENDENCE; VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIORS;

DAMAGE DETECTION; DURABILITY; FATIGUE DAMAGE; ION EXCHANGE; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; TESTING;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 77955288792     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3007431     Document Type: Article

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